Rocking-chair.



No. 700,266. Patented May 20, I902;

12. In. WAGNER. I ROCKING CHAIR.

icati 1 (Appl on filed. Jan. 6, 1902 2 Sheets-Sheet I (N0 Modgl.)

'No."700,266. Patented-m 20,1902;

0. M. WAGNER.

ROCKING CHAIR.

(Application filed. Jan. 6, 1902.) Y 2 Sheets-Sheet! (No Model.)

THE NORRIS PUERS 6a., PnmD-L rma, WASNINOTON, n. c.

v accompanying drawings and hereinafter spe-' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

C-ASPAR M. WAGNER, oad'rncnco, ILLINOIS.

ROCKING-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,266, dated May 20, 1902.

Application filed January 6, 1902. gerifll N 8,677. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CASPAR M. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rocking-Chairs, of which. the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

It is desirable in many instances to'be able to fold up or collapse a rocking=chair to enable such chair to be stored or more readily transported; and it is the object ofmy in vention to provide a construction that will permit such folding or collapsing tobe quickly and easily performed without removing or disconnecting any of the parts of the chair, that will not be liable to be accidentallycollapsed when in use, and that will not be apt to stick or bind, so as to render it difficult to collapse it or set it up in position for use. This I accomplish by. the means shown in the cifically described. I

That which I regard as new will be set forth in the claims. I g

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the chair in position for use; Fig. 2

is a side elevation of the chair in a partially collapsed or folded position. Fig. 3 is a detail, being a vertical section through the upper end of one of the .braces to illustrate the means for preventing splitting or cracking of such end. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the chair in its collapsed or folded position. Fig. 5 is a front elevation; and Fig. 6 is a detail,

being a perspective view'of'a portion ofthe seat-frame andthe parts that areconnected therewith near one of its rear corners.

Referring to the several figures of the drawings, A indicates a seat-frame of ordinary construction, to or upon which a seat of any approved character may be attached, the seat shown being an ordinary perforated wooden near itsupper end to one of the bolts hand pivoted at its lower end by a bolt 0 tothe inner face of one of a pair of ordinary rockers D D. I These braces O G, as shown, are parallel to each other, and when the chair is in braces, pivotally connected at their lower ;ends-by bolts 61 d to the'iinnerlfaces of the 1 rockers D D, near the forward ends of such rockers, inclining backward, as shown, and pivotally connected by bolts 8 e toxthe side bars of the back-frame, such last-named pivotal connections being, as shown, a short distance above the pivotal connections b 'b.

F F indicate a pair of'short braces extending, when the chair is an upright position, diagonally from the braces E E to the seatframe A, being pivotally connected at one end to the braces by bolts ff, about 'midway between the rockers D D and the seat-frame A, and being similarly connected at their other ends by bolts g g to the sidebars of the seatframe, near the forward edge of such seatframe. A cross-bar H extends between the ,pair'of front bracesE E, as indicated in Figs.

the'bra'ces E, in-close proximity and at rightangles to the pivot-bolt that passes through such endl I prefer to employ such a bolt near each one ofthe various pivot-bolts referred to, as the danger of cracking or splitting the pivoted part is thus materially lessened.

When the deviceis in position for use, as shown in Fig. 1, it will be noted that the pivotal points e e are in rear of the pivotal points b b, and as the braces E E are positively stopped from turning farther backward the position of the two sets of pivots b and-e insures a rigid holding or locking ofzthe parts in such position, the holding orlooking'effect being increased by the'weight of thejoccupant.

The stops for the braces E E areformed by the upper ends of the otherbrace's.O Ofwhich,

as shown, are suitably inclined or beveledto properly bear against the rear edge faces of the braces E E, and Iprefer toso employ the projecting upper ends of the braces C O for the stops; but it is evident that other means might be employed for the stops. Then it is desired to fold or collapse the chair, the backframe 13 is moved forward,turning on its pivotbolts 1) b and carrying the pivot-bolts e e forward of the said pivot-bolts I) 6, thus breaking, as will be readily understood, the looking connection of the parts. The turning of the back-frame forward causes all of the parts, of course, to turn on their respective pivotbolts, and after the locking of the parts together has been broken by moving the pivots e e forward of the pivots b b the parts will of their own weight ordinarily turn on their several pivots, so as to assume the collapsed or folded position represented in Fig. l, and when in this position will occupybut comparatively little space, thus allowing the chair to be conveniently transported or stored. When the chair is in its folded or collapsed position, as shownin Fig. at, the pair of rear bracesO G will lie snugly against the inner faces of the rockers D D and the pair of short braces F F will lie snugly against the inner faces of the pair of long braces E E, and such position of the parts, together with the fact that a portion of the outer faces of the long braces E E bears against the inner faces of the rockers and a portion of the outer faces of the side bars of the back-frame bears against the inner faces of the long braces E E, will operate by the frictional contact of the parts to hold the various parts together, so that the collapsed chair as a whole can be easily carried in an upright position either by grasping the crossbar H or the rear part of the seat-frame. Such frictional contact of the parts, while sufficient to retain them in position, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the chair may be easily carried about, is not sufiicient to preventa ready opening up of the chair into position for use.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--- '1. In a folding rocking-chair, the combination with a seat-frame and a back-frame pivotally connected together, of a pair of rockers, a pair of rear braces pivoted at their lower ends to the rockers and pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seat-frame near the rear end thereof, a second pair of braces pivoted at their lower ends to the rockers,- forward of said first-named braces, and pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame,- such last-named pivotal connection being in rear of the pivotal connection of the first-named braces with the seat-frame when the chair is in position for use, means for limiting the backward movement of said second-named pair of braces, and a movable brace extending from each of said secondnamed pair of braces to the seat-frame, substantially as specified.

2. In a folding rocking-chair, the combination with a seat-frame and a back-frame pivotally connected together, of a pair of rockers, a pair of rear braces pivoted at their lower ends to tho rockers and pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seat-frame near the rear end thereof, a second pair of braces pivoted at their lower ends to the rockers, forward of said first-named braces, and pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame, such last-named pivotal connection being in rear of the pivotal connection of the first-named braces with the seat-frame when the chair is in position for use, a stop to limit the rearward movement of the said second-named pair of braces, and a movable support for the front portion of the seat-frame, substantially as specified.

3. In a folding rocking-chair, the combination with a seat-frame and a back-frame pivotally connected together, of a pair of rockers, a pair of rear braces pivoted at their lowerends to the rockers and pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seat-frame near the rear end thereof, a second pair of braces pivoted at their lower ends to the rockers, forward of said first-named braces, and pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame, such last-named pivotal connection being in rear of the pivotal connection of the first-named braces with the seat-frame when the chair is in position for use, stops formed by the projecting upper ends of said first named pair of braces, against which the second-named pair of braces are adapted to come in contact, and a movable support for the front portion of the seat-frame, substair tially as specified.

4. In a folding chair, the combination of a seat-frame, a back-frame pivotally connected therewith, a pair of rear braces pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seatframe, near the rear end thereof, a pair of front braces pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame, means for limiting the backward movement of said pair of front braces, braces connecting the front portion of the seat-frame with said front braces, and means for preventing the lower portions of said front and rear braces from spreading, substantially as described.

5. In a folding chair, the combination of a seat-frame,- a back-frame pivotally connected therewith, a pair of rear braces pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seatframe, near the rear end thereof, a pair of front braces pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame, means for limiting the backward movement of said pair of front braces, braces connecting the front portion of the seat-frame with said front braces, and means connecting the front and rear braces at each side of the chair together, substantially as described.

6. In a folding chair, the combination of a seat-frame, a back-frame pivotally connected therewith, a pair of rear braces pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seatframe, near the rear end thereof, a pair of front braces pivotally connected at their upper ends with the back-frame, means for limiting the backward movement of said pair of front braces, braces connecting the front portion of the seat-frame with said front braces, and means pivotally connecting the front and rear braces at each side of the chair together, substantially as described.

7. In a folding chair, the combination of a seat-frame, a back-frame pivotally connected therewith, a pair of rear braces pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seatframe, near the rear end thereof, a pair of rear braces at each side of the chair, substantially as described.

8. In a folding chair, the combination of a seat-frame, a back-frame pivotally connected therewith, a pair of rear braces pivotally connected near their upper ends with the seatframe, near the rear end thereof, a pair of front braces pivotally connected at their-up per ends with theback-frame, means for limiting the backward movement of said pair of front braces, braces connecting the front portion of the seat-frame with said front braces,

and rockers pivotally connected to the front 1 and rear braces at each side of the chair, sub stantially as described.

CASPAR M. WAGNER Witnesses: JOHN L.'JAOKSON,

ALVYL. ROMME. 

